March 2006 Highlights
Lions and Tigers and — Hodags? — Oh My!
It's April Fools Day in a state that's always appreciated a good joke. We've had classic pranks, and ones that depended on new technologies (some 19th, and some 21st, century). Heck, we even had a governor who was more famous...
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Posted March 31, 2006
Annual Rite of Spring — Baseball's Opening Day
Even if Wisconsin's weather doesn't quite say spring yet, you'll know spring is here when Americans celebrate the opening of the 2006 Major League Baseball season this week. Wisconsin's own team, the Milwaukee Brewers, plays its home opener against the...
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Posted March 29, 2006
Old Abe, the Famous Civil War Eagle
On March 26, 1881, Old Abe, the famous Civil War eagle, died from injuries sustained during a fire at the state Capitol. As the mascot for Infantry Company C out of Eau Claire, part of Wisconsin's 8th Regiment, Old Abe...
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Posted March 27, 2006
Wisconsin Historical Images Marks Milestone
A rare photograph of the globe-trotting, larger-than-life African American prize fighter Jack Johnson at a 1912 auto race in Milwaukee has become the 20,000th image added to our online collection of Wisconsin Historical Images. Johnson was the controversial but undisputed...
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Posted March 24, 2006
New Wisconsin Death Records Index Now Online
Last month we published a massive index to Wisconsin births. This week we published its counterpart, an index to deaths that occurred in Wisconsin before September 30, 1907. The new death index, like its companion, began as a 1970s microfiche...
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Posted March 22, 2006
Exploring the History of the Mississippi River
Forming a part of Wisconsin's western border, the Mississippi River has long played a role in the history and development of Wisconsin. Coursing through the heart of the country, the Mississippi River, whose name means the "father of waters" in...
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Posted March 20, 2006
Wisconsin History Awards Deadline Looms
Great work deserves recognition, so each year the Society recognizes outstanding historical work that helps connect people to the past. If you know of good work on state history that should be recognized, consider nominating it for one of the...
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Posted March 17, 2006
Golden Lake Placid Memories Recalled
Olympic speed skater Casey FitzRandolph, just back from the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy, will make a personal appearance at the Wisconsin Historical Museum on Saturday, March 18, to recall the event that inspired him to pursue his own...
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Posted March 15, 2006
Circus World Gets Share of State Grant
Circus World Museum will receive a $200,000 share of a $2.5 million state grant to redevelop Baraboo's riverfront, a grant announced by Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton at a news conference at Circus World on Thursday, March 9. The funds will...
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Posted March 13, 2006
Wisconsin Women's Success Stories
March is Women's History Month, and the spring issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History celebrates women who made Wisconsin history in two new articles about women from very different backgrounds. The first article, "An Interest in Health and Happiness...
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Posted March 10, 2006
Origins of International Women's Day
March 8th is International Women's Day, a global celebration that recognizes women's centuries-long struggle for equality, justice and peace. Born in the midst of protest and social turbulence, International Women's Day has become a national holiday in many countries, including...
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Posted March 8, 2006
Who's that Lady? Forward or Wisconsin?
No, that's not the same woman who stands atop the Capitol dome in Madison. Although commonly misidentified as "Miss Forward," the real Forward currently resides in the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. See the Forward sculpture in our...
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Posted March 6, 2006
Hollywood, the Oscars and the Society
From the gorilla of Naomi Watts' dreams to the nightmare of Joe McCarthy's witch hunts, once again the collections of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research share a bit of the spotlight with this year's Academy Award nominees....
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Posted March 3, 2006
Hidden from History: Working Women's Lives
March is Women's History Month, and this year the Society focuses on the stories of women who didn't make headlines — stories of women who worked on farms, in shops, on assembly lines, at telephone switchboards, or at home. For...
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Posted March 1, 2006
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